Who says the typical Bay Streeter wouldn’t know a good book if it ran off with his BlackBerry? A little research reveals many of our city’s corporate commanders have an appetite for leisure reading that extends beyond the menu at Bymark. Here, a list of unlikely library geeks.

THE ALBANY CLUB BOOK SERIES
Who: Ontario Health Minister Tony Clement, TEDCO CEO Jeffrey Steiner and other lit-loving legal eagles and politicos.
On the list: Book choices tend toward current affairs titles, like Christie Blatchford’s Afghanistan memoir Fifteen Days.
Oprah figure: Outlaw and fellow history buff Conrad Black.

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL CLUB
Who: Such Hogtown-dwelling Hardvarks as Gerry Schwartz, Peter Godsoe and Gerry Sheff attend meetings both in person and via conference call.
On the list: Self-help page-turners like Seymour Schulich’s non-fiction debut Get Smarter.
Oprah figure: The Oracle of Omaha himself, Warren Buffett.

THE VERITY BOOK CLUB
Who: Female execs from all walks, including ex-ROM COO Meg Beckel, Scotiabank VP Sylvia Chrominska and designer Linda Lundström.
On the list: Roger Martin broke the no-boys rule when he stop­ped by to discuss his best-seller, The Opposable Mind.
Oprah figure: Oprah.

CHURCHILL SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY
Who: Former federal politicos like Ed Broadbent, John Turner and Joe Clark pore over texts devoted to their hero’s life and times.
On the list: Hard core historical fare like Troublesome Young Men.
Oprah figure: Sir Winnie (duh).